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There are many problems associated with beating the trifecta. Punters probably don’t realise the task they are taking on when they tackle this bet. Question 1: Can you predict the 1-2-3 fi...
There are two groups of punters who invariably go to the races, or their TAB agencies, with the percentages piled high against them. They are the backers of favourites and longshots. No matter wh...
The late Don Scott once wrote that the best form of exotic betting is the trifecta. I think he was right. Don said picking a trifecta winning bet was a test of skill rather than a game of chance. ...
You would like to back a winner every two selections? That’s a 50 per cent win strike. Some dream! But maybe it’s not so crazy. After all, picking two horses a race and making a ‘book’ by savin...
This is Part 1 of a two-part exclusive interview with Australia's greatest professional punter, the late Don Scott, by PPM's Brian Blackwell. Scott discusses his lifestyle, his approach to punt...
PPM reader Kerrin Brown has been enjoying success as a “lay” operator on Betfair. In this article he relates his personal story, and how he makes money from his operation. The first time I w...
Greyhound racing is probably the best system under which a punter in Australia can risk - or rather, invest - his hard earned dough. To my way of thinking there is nothing so good as a standout "...
To the many newcomers to the racing fraternity, recognition of the name Dominic Beirne may be pretty much restricted to those who have access to pay television’s Sky racing channel, and identif...
The April / May 2017 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
In this article, our senior contributor (the late and great) E. J. Minnis replied to queries sent in by PPM readers. Letter From a Reader: I have been a PPM reader for quite a while now and al...
New Zealand apprentice Jason Collett hopes to return to ride in Sydney this year and victory in Saturday's Tauranga feature race can only help his cause.Collett got Montjee home by a nose in the K...
Apprentice Jason Collett has had a good start to his Australian stint and has been given the chance to further announce his arrival with rides in two stakes races at Hawkesbury on Saturday.The 19-y...
New Zealand apprentice Jason Collett will not be extending his stay in Sydney but hopes to end his stint the same way he started - by winning races.Collett is in the final three weeks of a three-mo...
Chris Waller respects apprentice Jason Collett's decision to head home to New Zealand at season's end but the trainer hasn't given up hope of luring him back."He's going home which I respect him fo...
Apprentice Jason Collett is aiming for his first Australian stakes victory on Saturday when he reunites with Roi D'Jeu.The 19-year-old, who is unbeaten on the New Zealand stayer, is in Sydney on a ...
Homesickness may not be too much of a problem for apprentice Jason Collett after he made Randwick his own on Saturday with a winning treble.The 20-year-old New Zealand rider is one third of the way...